The Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton when she began relief work in which war?

jbean

During the US Civil War. She cared for soldiers from both sides of the conflict. http://www.civilwarhome.com/bartonbio.htm [Edited to add supporting reference - McG] May 20 04, 4:38 PM

robboy

I believe she became active in founding the Red Cross after witnessing and ministering to the wounded of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870. She indeed had her interest sparked by the Am. Civil War, but it was after 1871 that the Red Cross was founded in 1881. http://americancivilwar.com/women/cb.html Although still ailing, another crisis jolted Miss Barton into action. The outbreak of war in 1870 between France and Prussia (part of modern-day Germany) brought hardship to many French civilians. Miss Barton joined the relief effort, and in the process, was impressed with a new organization--the Red Cross. Created in 1864, the Red Cross was chartered to provide humane services to all victims during wartime under a flag of neutrality. [Edited to add supporting reference - McG] May 20 04, 4:43 PM

fosse4

http://www.redcross.org/faq/0,1096,0_315_,00.html#382 Who founded the American Red Cross? Clara Barton (1821-1912) dominates the early history of the American Red Cross, which was modeled after the International Red Cross. She did not originate the Red Cross idea, but she was the first person to establish a lasting Red Cross Society in America. She successfully organized the American Association of the Red Cross in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 1881. Created to serve America in peace and in war, during times of disaster and national calamity, Barton's organization took its service beyond that of the International Red Cross Movement by adding disaster relief to battlefield assistance. She served as the organization's volunteer president until 1904. May 20 04, 4:53 PM

RickF

The Battle of Solférino, a decisive engagement in the Italian Campaign in the Franco-Austrian War, took place on the 24 June 1859. Henri Dunant, who witnessed the battle in person, was motivated by the horrific suffering of wounded soldiers left on the battlefield to begin a campaign that would eventually result in the Geneva Conventions in 1863 and the establishment of the International Red Cross. May 21 04, 2:02 AM

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